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Surfboard shaper still honing his craft after all these years

VIA – THE COAST NEWS By Jared Whitlock Apr 28, 2013 • 144 views • Jim Phillips works on a hand-shaped surfboard blank at his shed. A longtime surfboard shaper, Phillips continues to push forward with surfboard design. Photos by Jared Whitlock ENCINITAS — Covered in a light layer of resin dust, Jim Phillips clamped … Continue reading Surfboard shaper still honing his craft after all these years

Surfboard Review April 2013

VIA – EASY READER NEWS For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings. Be smart, buy local!   Brog Surfboards The Mid Potato The Mid Potato takes design elements from a mini-simmons and adds a tighter turning radius with its unique diamond swallow tail. … Continue reading Surfboard Review April 2013

Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha

  VIA – THE STAR ADVERTISER By Erika Engle   POSTED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013 LAST UPDATED: 08:06 a.m. HST, Apr 16, 2013     The rare book “The Surf Riders of Hawaii,” hand-made by A.R. Gurrey Jr. between 1911 and 1915, and believed to be the first book on surfing, is being … Continue reading Rare Hawaii-made book to crown surfboard auction #Aloha

How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

VIA – OUTSIDE   Tuesday, November 13, 2012   By Adventure Ethics     Photo: Sustainable Surf Here is the good news: Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. EPS, or the branded name Styrofoam) is recyclable. Here’s the bad news: much of it is not recycled and therefore EPS-based surfboards are made from virgin EPS. Some more bad … Continue reading How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

Tom Curren's Personal Surfboard 1991 Shaped By Al Merrick Selling On Ebay!

  Tom Curren’s Personal Surfboard 1991 Shaped By Al Merrick Selling On Ebay! Check out the big bucks this stick is bringing…   Tom Curren’s Personal Vintage Surfboard 1991 Shaped By The Master Al Merrick!!!! 3 Time World Champ, Signed By Al Merrick For Tom         Check it out here! http://www.ebay.com/itm/110915850049?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649  

Board Shaper Bill Kretzer Gives Live Demos at Surf Unlimited

  VIA – THE SAND PAPER   Board Shaper Bill Kretzer Gives Live Demos at Surf Unlimited Section TwoBy JON COEN | Jul 12, 2012   By JON COEN | Jul 12, 2012 If you pop into Surf Unlimited at 19th Street in Ship Bottom this summer, you might see a little more than the … Continue reading Board Shaper Bill Kretzer Gives Live Demos at Surf Unlimited

Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

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VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading